Improvement in eraser-holders



W. H. BENNETT.

Eraser-Holder Patented July 13,1875.

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WILLIAM H. BENNETT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN ERASER-HOLDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 165,531 dated July 13,1875 application filed J nne 17, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WVILLIAM H. BENNETT, of the city of New York, in thecounty and State of New York, have invented anew and useful Improvementin Eraser-Holders; and I hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing making a part of this specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in eraser-holders for attachinga rubber eraser to a pencil or a pen holder; and its object is toconstruct the holder in a simple, neat, and inexpensive manner, andattach it to the pencil or pen holder, so that it will securely hold theeraser without being cumbersome, and may be readily attached anddetached. It consists in an eraser-holder composed of a short splittube, having. a divided flange formed on its upper edge, which,extending inwardly, forms a pair of jaws that grasp the rubber eraser,the said tube being adapted to be inserted in a longer tube or ferrule,which fits upon the end of the pencil or pen holder; and in thecombination and arrangement of the said tube and ferrule with the pencilor pen holder, as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 represents my improvederaser-holder attached to a pencil in position for use. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal section of the ferrule with the eraser-holder and pencil inposition, and Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are detail views hereinafter eX-plained.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theseveral figures.

A represents the tubular holder into which the eraser B is inserted,which is composed of a split tube having a divided flange, 1), formed onits upper edge, which forms a pair of jaws that grasp the eraser B. Thisholder, being slit lengthwise, is capable of being spread apart (asshown in Fig. 5) for receiving the eraser, and it may either be made inone piece, as shown in the drawing, or may be in two pieces by leavingoff the connecting portionat its lower end, and the inner surfaces ofthe jaws may be serrated for the purpose of holding the eraser morefirmly, (as shown in Fig. 4, which is a top view,) or may be left plain,,as desired. This holder A I insert into one end of a tube or ferrule,G, the other end of which is fitted on the pencil or pen holder D. Thisferrule 0 may either be a plain tube, or it may slit from one or bothends, so as to constitute a spring-ferrule. In Fig. 3 is represented aferrule, O, slit from both of its ends; but it will be readilyunderstood that the slit may extend its entire length. The holder A,after the eraser B has been placed therein, is inserted into one end ofthe ferrule G, and being pushed down, the jaws formed by the flanges onits upper end firmly gripe the eraser and hold it securely in position.The ferrule is then placed upon the pencil or pen holder.

What I claim as my invention is As an improved article of manufacture,the herein-described eraser-holder, consisting of the V-split tube A,having inwardly-projecting edges or serrated jaws b, for holding therubber.

WILLIAM H. BENNETT.

Witnesses:

JOHN S. THORNTON, (31110. R. OARRINGTON.

